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00:00We'll just finish and we'll come.
00:30He still is being criticised.
00:44That's visionary's job to lead from the front while critics will criticise.
00:51How do you keep up with managing your process and your father's expectations?
01:01Do you think you can outperform this?
01:05That's a good question.
01:06Oh my God.
01:07I think I'll lose my job by the time I go back to Andhra Pradesh to answer that question.
01:12So Mr. Nader is an impatient politician.
01:15We jokingly say that if he can carry 10 kgs, he'll give you 12.
01:20If he can carry 12, he'll give you 15.
01:22So he ups the bar, but that's what makes it really exciting and that's why you see a lot of youngsters working for him.
01:31And he mirrors the energy and the commitment that the Honorable Prime Minister has for the nation.
01:37And there's this new term called double-engine Sarkar, which is double-engine train government in India.
01:46It's called double-engine government.
01:48That means it's the same government in the state and in the center.
01:52I say we have a double-engine bullet train Sarkar, which is two-engine bullet train government.
01:59Because you have Mr. Nader and you have the Honorable Prime Minister.
02:02They bring raw energy and passion.
02:04Both of them are 75 years old, but you don't see that age on them.
02:08But we're leading from the front.
02:10And that's what makes it very unique and exciting.
02:13I think it's very difficult to live up to the expectations of Mr. Nader
02:17because it's a moving goal post. The closer you get, it keeps going.
02:21But it's a very rewarding experience.
02:24And I've been working with him now for almost 12 years.
02:28I've joined his team in 2013, 12-13 years now.
02:32It's been an exciting journey.
02:35It's been extremely rewarding because all the hard work is now paying off.
02:40An example of it is Google.
02:42We bought WISAG from being an old steel city to now a data city of the world.
02:51And bringing WISAG on the global map in terms of data connectivity.
02:55And this is just the beginning.
02:57When he set the goal of doing 6 gigawatts, when I came up with the policy,
03:02a lot of the critics said, you don't even have 6 megawatts.
03:05So where are you going to get 6 gigawatts of data center?
03:08Here we are 16 months later with 1.5 gigawatt signed close.
03:12So SIFI 500 megawatts, a gigawatt of Google.
03:16And rest assured, I think in the next 18 months, we'll finish 6 gigawatts.
03:19So that's the kind of energy that's there.
03:22And one of the reasons we're able to do it is again, it's end-to-end, right?
03:26You saw the presentation where we spoke about renewable energy,
03:29world-class talent, and then of course the ecosystem.
03:33So renewable energy is big in Andhra.
03:35So we have the solar wind, the pump storage hydro projects,
03:38that's going to power all these data centers.
03:41So I think that's what makes Andhra Pradesh very unique
03:43because we can offer an end-to-end solution
03:45that I believe the majority of Indian states cannot.
03:51I'm not sure if we need the mic.
03:59That was a lovely presentation to all of you.
04:01Thank you for addressing everybody.
04:02My name is Hemant Weber.
04:03I'm with the AIBC.
04:05Sir, firstly, congratulations on the $15 billion you've scored from Google.
04:09I hope that's just a start.
04:11You've been here for, you know, some time now.
04:14Yeah, two days.
04:15Two days is pretty good.
04:17Actually, 24 hours.
04:1924 hours.
04:2024 hours, okay.
04:21Look at the time from my landed to where I am now.
04:23Have you rested at all?
04:25I hope.
04:26Where do you see, in your opinion,
04:28Australia contributing, Australian businesses entering into Andhra Pradesh
04:33with what you've seen so far?
04:35And where do you see those opportunities aligning between the two countries?
04:38I think that's a very good question.
04:40No, if you look at sectors like skill development is one sector that I saw this great opportunity.
04:46Education, again, a lot of work that we can do together.
04:51Mining is a sector.
04:52Of course, it's a natural sector for both Andhra Pradesh and Australia to work together.
04:57Parallelly, I've seen agri-tech as one of the areas that we can possibly collaborate.
05:04You know, today when I had lunch with a few of the CEOs, one thing I said in agriculture is,
05:10it's not just about wheat and corn.
05:14There's a lot more innovation that we can do around horticulture, you know, sectors like mushroom,
05:19which today don't exist in Andhra Pradesh.
05:21So agri is a very, very big sector for us to sort of focus and collaborate.
05:27You do have a vibrant start-up ecosystem.
05:30That's one thing through the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub, we can sort of collaborate.
05:34And India is an amazing launch pad in that sense.
05:39So these were a few of the sectors that we thought we can start working together on.
05:43Renewable energy, of course, is very, something that we can build on.
05:47You have an amazing education system here around it.
05:50So sharing with the Honorable Minister here that green molecules,
05:54so taking renewable energy to green molecules is going to be very, very important for us as a state.
05:59So that's another area that we can collaborate.
06:01But I think the Economic Development Board shared opportunities around automotive, space,
06:08defense, drone, compressed biogas, aqua, quantum computing, pharma, medical devices, manufacturing, steel.
06:18Now Russia is also investing big with their acquisition by Rusal of an alumina refinery in Andhra Pradesh,
06:26which is going to bring upstream and downstream industries also coming in.
06:30So I think Andhra Pradesh in that way is opening up across sectors.
06:35And that's what will make us very unique compared to other states in India.
06:39Thank you, sir. Thank you.
06:41It's a very long answer for a short question.
06:44Welcome to Australia, sir. My name is Vish Vishwanathan.
06:49I am from Australia-India Business Council working with Mr. Irfan.
06:53We have industry chapters.
06:56I am very proud to lead this chapter called Make With India,
07:00encouraging Australian companies to make with India.
07:03It is basically implementing Prime Minister's vision of making India.
07:07So we want to implement that in Australia.
07:09So definitely it is a very welcome, you know, that you are a visionary program for Andhra Pradesh.
07:16I mean you are, you know.
07:18What we would like to suggest is, apart from the sectors which you,
07:21one of the promising sectors which is definitely there is the health and pharmaceuticals.
07:27Yup.
07:28And then also defense and security is another area which a lot of potential is there.
07:33And the third one is the sports.
07:35As you know that Australia is also, you know,
07:37we are going to have the Olympics.
07:40And there are many other games going to be happening in Brisbane.
07:43So there is another sector which you may like to consider.
07:46So together as to assist you from making India a point of view, we are there to assist you.
07:52Thank you for bringing up sports.
07:54I believe that is very important.
07:56It builds a lot of character and resilience.
07:58I am getting an opportunity to meet quite a few of the universities
08:02and understanding the sports program.
08:05A few of them who are very specialized on sports.
08:08And I am looking at actually bringing them to Andhra Pradesh and trying to build the entire ecosystem.
08:12Because as you know India is predominantly about cricket and we want to go beyond it.
08:17And that is one area I know we are looking forward to collaborating.
08:21Defense, the Economic Development Board presentation at Defense is one of the focus areas.
08:28You will be seeing announcements coming soon in that sector also.
08:32So we are very focused on that.
08:36And I believe on the power of clusterization where vertical and horizontal integration is going to happen.
08:42Where I believe that the ecosystem has to build, should be built within a certain amount of radius.
08:49And it should be end to end.
08:50It shouldn't be sporadic.
08:51It shouldn't be about just one company.
08:53So whenever I meet a Fortune 500 company, the question they ask is, what can I do for you?
08:58I am like, give me a Rolodex of volume suppliers.
09:01Because I want to go chase them.
09:03Then you will have no other opportunity but come to Andhra Pradesh.
09:07So this is something I have asked quite a few of the companies.
09:10And they are gracious enough to give it to me.
09:12And now we are building that.
09:13We are doing that across defense.
09:14We are doing it across aerospace.
09:16We are doing it across space.
09:18Because there are a lot of private launch pads coming.
09:21So that is the vertical bit.
09:23And the horizontal bit, which I shared with the Honorable Minister today, is education, skills, testing.
09:29All this has to be common infra that we provide.
09:32So that is where I believe in the power of clusterization.
09:34And each district, which is the administrative unit in India, should be focused on one specific thrust area.
09:42And build competencies around that.
09:44So that is what we are doing in Andhra Pradesh.
09:46And I believe that is what will make us unique compared to other states in India.
09:50Thank you so much.
09:51We will take two questions more.
09:52Ladies first.
09:53No, ladies first.
09:54Ladies first.
09:55Thank you, sir.
09:56It is very nice to hear a lot of insights.
09:57I just myself, Dr. Tanima Banerjee, I am a young scientist.
09:59I am very much interested towards the women in STEM.
10:03I just wanted to know what are the opportunities in Andhra Pradesh in women in STEM and if there
10:10is a scheme.
10:11And what are the new opportunities for the entrepreneurs, those who want to connect with Andhra Pradesh
10:18government and a lot of student exchange program and many other schemes if it is.
10:25So I would like to hear from you, sir.
10:26Oh, thank you.
10:27Thank you for bringing this up.
10:28For me, gender parity is very, very important.
10:31So we are actually starting from kindergarten.
10:32I have already done a bit of work in school education where first grade, second grade textbooks,
10:38when you have household chores in there and their pictures, they only have women doing it.
10:45So we have changed it.
10:46We have made it 50-50.
10:47Sorry, man, you have to pitch in.
10:48You have to clean up.
10:49So I believe in it.
10:50We are very passionate about it.
10:52Thank you for bringing this up.
10:53For me, gender parity is very, very important.
10:54So we are actually starting from kindergarten.
10:56I have already done a bit of work in school education where first grade, second grade textbooks,
10:59when you have household chores in there and their pictures, they only have women doing it.
11:02So we have changed it.
11:03We have made it 50-50.
11:04Sorry, man, you have to pitch in.
11:05You have to clean up.
11:06So I believe in it.
11:07We are very passionate about it and fundamental change happens through primary education.
11:12That enables, when you bring about these changes, it enables also women an opportunity to think
11:19beyond the traditional sectors.
11:21Two, historically Andhra Pradesh has done better with women in STEM.
11:28As a political party, we take a lot of pride and credit for it because the founder of the
11:33IIT actually created a university just for women, which is in Tirupati.
11:38Padmavati University is just for women in Tirupati.
11:42So Andhra Pradesh that way has done far better than other states of getting women more into IT and STEM in extinction.
11:51I think we can do a lot more.
11:54I agree.
11:55Exchange programs are important.
11:56And we had, again, an opportunity to talk with the Honorable Minister and few of your other leadership, political leadership here to explore those.
12:04In terms of entrepreneurship, so that's where the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub comes.
12:09Today it was about a larger presentation.
12:12But Ratan Tata Innovation Hub is, you know, the main hub is in Amravati, the main center.
12:17And then you have the nodes that are out in the major economic zones.
12:23They are all being mentored by industry.
12:26So the RTIH main hub is done by the Tata's themselves.
12:31One by Adani, one by JSW, one by Mega Engineering, one by Greencoe, which is the largest renewable energy company in India.
12:40So we got all of them to mentor because it's not just about money, you know, especially for startups.
12:46They need mentoring.
12:47They need access to market.
12:48That's what we're doing.
12:49And it's being led by a young IAS officer who's from, she's from IIT, Kharagpur, who then went on to the Indian Administrative Service.
12:57So we've identified even administrative leadership that can support the political will to get things done.
13:05So we have aligned that with the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub.
13:08It's just the beginning because I think we're a month old in RTIH.
13:12But we have a clear trajectory in terms of what we want to deliver.
13:16So, again, I believe that will make us different.
13:19Sir, I also believe that if student exchange program can be happened,
13:22so Australian students could learn something new from the Indian students and also Indian students can learn from the Australians.
13:28So this exchange will, again, will strong our bilateral relationship.
13:33No, absolutely. I get asked this question a lot. As an alumni of Stanford Business School, a lot of Indians ask me, why Stanford?
13:41How is it different from an Indian business school?
13:43And one other thing I say is that, you know, when you go to a different culture and when you're surrounded by people from different parts of the world,
13:51you tend to appreciate things far better.
13:54Exactly. And you understand a lot of context with which questions are asked and the way people contribute to your classroom.
14:01And this is my first trip to Australia. And it's been now just over 30 hours since I've set foot on your soil.
14:08And I've learnt a lot. And I'm truly amazed with what, you know, Australia and Andhra Pradesh can learn and work together on.
14:16And on that note, I would also like to thank Calvin and the leadership here in Australia for having me down.
14:30Honestly, if not for you, I wouldn't have made it this far. But I think, you know, they've really curated an experience.
14:36And I was actually asking my team, does India do this? Do we have a similar program? And we should actually do it.
14:42You know, even at state level, we should do it. We are able to bring in thought leaders from across the world to come and visit.
14:48I think there's a lot to offer, a lot for us to learn and a lot that we can offer to the world.
14:53Thank you, sir. Thank you.
14:55Thank you, sir. My name is Ram Gorlamandula. I'm from, I'm an illustrious alumni of Sriracha Science for the Higher Learning Puttaparthi.
15:03Oh, nice. And a resident of Kadapa, but been here for the last two decades.
15:06Oh, wow. So I run a multifamily office practice specifically focusing on helping Australian family offices to invest in high growth Indian startups.
15:14Oh, nice. We have invested not in unicorns, but unicorns were created 20 years ago.
15:19So we invested in minicorns, which are now unicorns. So we hold a few of them in our portfolio today.
15:24Based on my decade long work across these markets, there are three or four major observations that I've made.
15:32One, for example, I do a lot of work with AMTZ in Visac. I've visited AMTZ many times and happens to be a co-alum who is currently chairing the zone there, Mr. Sharma.
15:45Yeah. Jitendra Sharma.
15:47Jitendra Sharma. So I visit there quite often.
15:49Exceptional individual. Excellent, excellent.
15:51So one of the major things that I've realized is when we try to create a market access program for medical devices from AMTZ, biggest issue was regulatory approvals in Australia.
16:02If there is any way, as a representative of the government, that you could actually create a representative office for TGA, Therapeutic Youth Administration, in AMTZ's office.
16:15Okay.
16:16So that medical device organizations and products that are manufactured in Visac could actually comply with Australian regulatory approvals to fast track that.
16:26Something that regulatory agencies here have done very well with China in the last three decades.
16:32So the same applies to building material industry. So there are organizations like Standards Australia, Master Builders Association. Many of them have operating representative offices in various parts of China.
16:44And because of that, if you go into any building material hypermarkets, the likes of Rees, Bunnings, any of these supermarkets where you find building materials, you have a significant influx of Chinese products.
16:59And primary reason, because Australian regulators were called into those manufacturing clusters. So that manufacturers who are manufacturing there had significant insight of what is required to get a watermark certification for a Chinese tap to be sold in Australia or a Chinese lamb to be sold here.
17:17So that is something which is currently missing with India. And more fundamentally, looking at Andhra Pradesh as such, something that we've done very well at Tath Capital is not to invest in India, but invest in Bharat.
17:32So Andhra is a real definition of Bharat. So we, and something that I share very commonly with many of my tech entrepreneurs here, Australian tech ecosystem is already significantly late
17:46in embracing in embracing Indian tech employment scene. So don't go and compete for talent in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, where it is significantly overcrowded.
17:57Go for new age cities like YSAG. Go for new age cities like Coimbatore. So on that note, may I be bold enough to ask you, sir, that you put a reference white paper in front of the government to say that,
18:10to create an Andhra Australia Global Capability Centre as a single centre of excellence for all Australian technology companies to have a global capability centre out of YSAG.
18:23So that every Australian company is based in a single city and all these technology companies who are significantly late entrants compared to the Fortune 100 companies out of America,
18:34or possibly discovering talent out of Bharat rather than hunting for talent out of India.
18:41I think two specific asks. One, AMT said it is a great example of vertical integration and the cluster approach.
18:51So we've got the vertical bit down. Now I have to work on the horizontal, which is the entire skills, the education, and of course, testing,
19:00a certification. And that's something we take strong feedback on. Or the same initiative we need to do in the ACWA sector and various other sectors.
19:09So I'll work with my counterparts in the Australian government and we'll put out a paper out there and we'll figure out this journey together.
19:16And that's something that we're going to do. Competing with other states, I'm already, I think I'm doing a half decent job.
19:23I'm getting, I'm getting called names for doing it. But that's okay. I mean, again, I come back to the point that if states compete, India wins.
19:33Bharat wins. And that's new India. So it's, competition is very good. As long as it's healthy, I think, you know, we can take the country forward.
19:44So it makes us sharper, makes us hungrier. And states that are complacent will end up losing. And Andhra is not going to be one of the complacent states, if you know Mr. Naidu.
19:55And you know him better than me. So he's not going to let us be complacent.
19:59So my father ruled out Janmubumi and Akshar Rashmi from the ground. He is a college principal.
20:04Unfortunately, he lost his college in previous government when they took away the government-aided program.
20:09So you're a victim. Okay. So our family has been a main funder of the college for more than 45 years in the village.
20:17The aided ecosystem. Yeah. So we now have a, we now have a building with no teachers to teach.
20:22I understand. Yeah. That's one thing we couldn't stop. Unfortunately, I mean, policy was actually done before we actually ended up in.
20:32So thank you very much. I really appreciate all of you coming.
20:39I know it's Diwali and thank you very much for coming here. I'm sure you have to go back, be with your families.
20:46I think we'll do it offline. I think a lot of people have to go home. Just because I'm away from my family doesn't mean I take you away from your family.
20:53So I think it's very unfair. But happy Diwali and thank you very much for having me. To the Indian Council General, thank you, sir, for joining us.
21:01He's been a great supporter of Andhra Pradesh. Sir was kind enough to be part of the Telugu DAS for a meeting we did yesterday.
21:11And I think yesterday's event shows raw energy and passion that Australia and Andhra Pradesh can do amazing work together.
21:18So I take your feedback loud and clear. I'll take your contacts from the partnership that we're going to forge here.
21:26And I'll be in touch. And I look forward to hearing from all of you and I look forward to hosting you.
21:32Thank you for hosting you.
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